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Jan, 2002

Hawaii

March
8, 2002

Assisted
suicide balloting rejected
Voters probably won't have an opportunity to weigh in on the issue of
whether the state should legalize physician- assisted suicide. A proposed
state constitutional amendment that would have put the issue on the
November ballot failed to win the required two-thirds vote on the House
floor yesterday.

Hawaii
House OKs Assisted Suicide
But Senate
Health Committee Chairman David Matsuura has said he will not hold hearings
on any House-approved measures, a move that would end any chance of
the bills becoming law.